Combined collapsible coat hanger and trousers press



Feb. 5, 1929.

Y v. H. BARR-SMITH COMBINED COLLASIBLE COAT HANGER AND TROUSERS PRESS Filed Ju1y2, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 VICTOR HERBERT BARR-5mm l NVENTOK Bw www u RTT 4 Feb. 5, 1929.

V. H. BARR-SMITH COMBINED COLLAPSIBLE COAT HANGER AND TROUSERS PRESS Filed July 2. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Vla-VDR, H ERBE KT BARR-SWT H INVENTOf E @WML MAH 'LTI

Patented Feb. 5r, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

lvieron iinnianrvr BARR-SMITH, oF NEUTRAL j BAY,'NEAR SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH n WALES, AUSTRALIA.

k,eoifrisINiiiD coLLAPsrBLn COAT HANGERAND 'rRoUsERsrBnss v A-ppiieatioa sied July 2, i927, serial No.

' This invention relates to a combined coatliaiiger andtrousers-press usable for either purpose or for both. The article is so con-V strueted that it may be readily assembled for use as acombination article or collapsed to render it suitable for travelling or purposes.l

VReferring' to the accompanying drawings in Which the invention is illustrated, Fig. 1 is a perspective vieu7 of the trousers-press of the article; Fig. 2 a longitudinal section of. the tiouseispress; Fig. 3 perspective detail view of hinge bracket means for the coathanger; Fig. 4 perspective view of the trousers-press and coathangei' combined; Fig. 5V

detail View illustrative of thehiiige bracket means and" associable coatlianger; Fig. 6

phantom View of combined article collapsed 5 and enclosed Within a travel case. f

The articleconiprises tivo tapering members each consisting of a series of elements 1 and 2 hinged at`3 and 4 toone another, and adapted either to lie over each otherfor to be folded separately. Fixed on the tapering edges of each of lthe elements 1 is an angle I plate 5 vprovided With a bifurcated lugv.

Adapted to engage with each of such lugs 6vr have been placed on one Yseries of such members and the removed members are placed over the trousers situated on the otherinembers; the elements 1 and 2 of both said members may` then befastened to eaclifother by securing theclainping` v*bolts 7 to the lugs 6 through the nuts 10 whereby the trousers Will bepressed between. the two said members."

Upon loosening the nuts 10 of the clamping bolts 7 one series of members 1 of the article is detachable from the other Series 2 thereof and the pressed trousers may `then bercinoved from the article. H

1f the article' is to be used as a combined coathanger and trousers-press, the hinged members 1 and 2 of the article are attachedy to a coathanger 11 provided `With anchor oppositely disposed pins 12 adapted to enter storage.

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vided on'one of the members 1,7the plates 18 being also secured respectively on the oppositely disposed edges of one'of such members; the buttons 17 are adapted to enter openings 19in the plates 13 when such plates are vfolded to such edges to receive the anchor pins 12, the lat-ter being carried vby angle plates 2O attacliedto the hanger 11 Which is formed to receive such plates 20. Preferably the plates 13 have an oifset21 to enter recesses 22 therefor in one ofthe elements 1.

Should the article be desired for travelling and the coathanger 11 thereof are separated and each of them is folded on their respective hinges When the Whole Tvill` be of suitable size to be carried in a travelling case 24 or for The members 1 and 2 and coathanger 11 are shown collapsed and located in a travelling case in Fig. 6. i Y

To remove v the coathanger 11 from the trousers-press it is only necessary to press the plates 13 outwardly from the members 1 and 2, When the anchor vpins 12 Will be removed from the said plates 13 and the coathanger 11 will thus befree to be folded on its hinge member 15.. The portions 25,- of the lcoathangerr11` are inclined to yadapt them to fold y closely to 'each other when the parts ofl thecoathanger are to be collapsed. The plates 13 may be folded to the element 1 Whenthe coatand coathanger comprising a firstv series lof'v tapering elements hinged to each other, a sec# ond series of tapering elements hinged to l each other, lug carrying plates on the first se! ries of said elements, securing bolts with co- .or storage purposes, the members 1 and 2 operating nuts hinged to the second series of p said elements and respectively adapted to ensaid elements,plates hinged to one of the ele- 4 ments of vthe second series of elements each of said plates having an opening therein, a

foldable coathanger Withoppositely disposed gage the respective lugs on the first Series of J rpinsthereon adaptedwhen-said coath'angeris K Y* ter am opening' in the platos hinged to one of the elements of the second 'Series of Said 10 hinged tapering elements when the latter plates ae closed to the olmer plates on the edges of the elements of the said irst series of elements.

n testimony whereof I afx my signature.

VICTOR HERBERT BARR-SMITH. 

